This is a view of my friend Barbara’s French Lavender in Three Rivers. Livingston Lavender Farms, named after her grandmother who built the home, will be open soon for you to come harvest lavender. June 15? More will be revealed. Imagine a blank journal with lines inside and this painting on the cover for around […]
More about lavender
My amazing friend Barbara grows lavender. She opens her lavender gardens (or is it a farm?) to the public each June when the lavender is at its peak. People can harvest bunches of lavender. The dates of this event are a little squishy, because the bloom is dependent on the weather. This year, it is […]
Color Lesson: About Lavender
First, a confession. I thought “lavender” was spelled “lavendar”. Really! Me, the Typo-Psycho! I was getting it mixed up with “calendar”. This is a prime example of the Middle-Aged-Mush-Brain I am currently experiencing. Now that I know how to spell it properly, let’s talk about it. Lavender is light purple. I used to hate that […]
Mineral King Will Open This Week
NEWS FLASH – just received an email stating the gates are unlocked TODAY! This week, probably on Friday, but maybe on Thursday (this is the government we are talking about here), the gates to Mineral King will open. A major source of inspiration for this California artist, that’s Mineral King! Welcome back, people. Did you […]
More Refreshment
When Sophie and Louise and I went to Sequoia National Park last week, we walked around Crescent Meadow and Tharp’s Log. Want to see? That isn’t the meadow or the log or a big tree. It is mosses on a rock. I pet them. They didn’t purr, but I did. This is the corral by […]
The Pause That Refreshes
Sometimes I find myself procrastinating, resisting what I know needs to be done, finding other things to do instead, stalling, and in general, wasting precious time. Why? Tired, I think. A cure seems to be to take a day off. Not just a day to catch up on chores, but a day to refresh. “The […]
Still Goofing Off Instead of Working
How does a California artist goof off and get away with calling it “business”? It’s all business. Everything is a source of inspiration. Everything is inspirational when one lives in a beautiful place. Sorry to rub it in. Forgive me? Thanks. Glad I got that cleared up between us. A California artist gathers her two […]
Goofing Off Instead of Working
How does a California Artist goof off? Lots of ways! She has a friend visit for several days and they go walking together. (If you take food, it’s a “hike”. If you don’t, it’s a “walk”.) She visits the Big Trees (Sequoia National Park) with her friend who moved far away and wondered if she’d […]
Wildflowers at a California State Park
There was a great variety of flowers at Montana de Oro. The poppies came in three colors. Don’t know if I’ve ever seen a yellow poppy before! This two-tone was so pretty. I thought these only came from greenhouses where people mess around with seeds and test tubes and who-knows-what-all. This one looks normal to […]
California Artist on California Beach
If you ever go to Morro Bay and look across the bay, you can see a strip of land. It is called a “spit”, and it provides a very long strip of beach for walking. Or, if you like to ride a bike on the beach, it is a good place for that. It was […]